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Which is better for printing on coated paper is it solvent base or water base inks ?

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Question added by Mohamed Abdallah , Quality Control Manager of Printing Inks and Can Coatings at Techno Print , Technology for Chemical Industries ( Techno )
Date Posted: 2014/06/24
Mohammad  Arif
by Mohammad Arif , Assistant Quality Manger , Sterling Publishers Pvt Ltd

The anilox roller is engraved with cells that meter and transfer the inks. The finer the 

screen (cells per inch) and the shallower the etch, the less ink that will be transferred. 

For example, a360 screen would deliver a much finer layer and lesser quantity of ink 

and solvents than would a200 screen. A similar screen but lower volume will 

effectively reduce the amount of ink transferred.Water-based inks have higher pigment 

concentrations by volume that solvent-based inks. Therefore, less water-based ink 

volume is required on the printing plate. Anilox roll cells should be adjusted 

accordingly. The net result is less ink volume used. 

In water based Ink - We get quality printing but for further processes it will scuffed need to another coating to keep printed area safe or if we used deep color to print the job run machine slow with short hight pile delivery in printing unit and here anti setoff powder compulsory to be used in end.

In solvent based - We get less printability but we have a surity in that process it will fast dry through IR lamps than water base with the help of oxidization here we also 

Naushad Ahmad
by Naushad Ahmad , Sr. Graphic Designer , Azure Press Pvt. Ltd

Solvent base Ink will be better for coated paper.

Jerome Ramos
by Jerome Ramos , Technical Support Engineer , ACCENT MICRO TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED

Solvent base Ink will be much better for coated paper compare to water base. This might result into poor quality of print out.

Khaled AbdelRazeq Gomaa
by Khaled AbdelRazeq Gomaa , Sr. Chemist, Head of Inks Management , Swiss Pack for Printing and Packaging , Redimpex Group. "Printing & Packaging Materials"

Solvent base ink is better than water base ink for printing on coated paper. Because the surface tension of water is higher than the surface tension of organic solvent.

Prasad Kakkemkode
by Prasad Kakkemkode , Pre-sales Manager , Konica Minolta

I will say water base is best.. because of lack of abration resistance for solvent base inks

Compatibility based on my experince

Coated Paper-Solvent, sublimation, and pigment ink.

Non-Coated Paper- Dye sublimation ink,  UV dye ink

mohamed turki
by mohamed turki , RESPONSABLE TECHNIQUE , SOCODIS

hi,

water base ink is better for coated paper

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